The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 99
CANDIDATES

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F.S. 99.09651

99.09651 Signature requirements for ballot position in year of apportionment.—

(1) In a year of apportionment, any candidate for representative to Congress, state Senate, or state House of Representatives seeking ballot position by the petition process prescribed in s. 99.095 shall obtain at least the number of signatures equal to one-third of 1 percent of the ideal population for the district of the office being sought.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “ideal population” means the total population of the state based upon the most recent decennial census divided by the number of districts for representative to Congress, state Senate, or state House of Representatives. For the purposes of this section, ideal population shall be calculated as of July 1 of the year prior to apportionment. The ideal population for a state Senate district and a state representative district shall be calculated by dividing the total population of the state by 40 for a state Senate district and by dividing by 120 for a state representative district.

(3) Signatures may be obtained from any registered voter in Florida regardless of party affiliation or district boundaries.

(4) Petitions shall state the name of the office the candidate is seeking, but shall not include a district number.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all requirements and procedures relating to the petition process shall conform to the requirements and procedures in nonapportionment years.

History.—s. 3, ch. 91-107; s. 4, ch. 99-318; s. 17, ch. 2005-277.

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Amendments to 99.09651

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 99.09651

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 99.09651.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

CARROLL, v. MACK,, 766 So. 2d 1216 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Elections recommended the Supervisor rely upon the procedures set forth in Florida Statute section 99.09651 . . . county by dividing the number of districts into the total population of the county, premised on section 99.09651 . . . address when reviewing the statutory scheme, as they did under the reapportionment statute, section 99.09651 . . .

E. JOHNSON, v. MORTHAM,, 926 F. Supp. 1540 (N.D. Fla. 1996)

. . . office as a representative to Congress, and signature requirements shall be as provided in section 99.09651 . . .

U. S. TAXPAYERS PARTY OF FLORIDA, A. W. Jr. G. Al v. SMITH,, 871 F. Supp. 426 (N.D. Fla. 1993)

. . . . §§ 99.09651 and 99.061 which require a minor party candidate for congress, such as plaintiff Feather . . . Rather, Fla.Stat. § 99.09651(3) provides that in a reapportionment year, the required 5,625 petition . . .